Fear Is Paralyzing US Foreign Policy

To say that fear is paralyzing US foreign policy is an understatement as one maps the decision-making process on well-arming Ukraine with sophisticated weapons to defend herself against Russian aggression. A fly on the wall on a conversation between President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his Ambassador in Washington Oksana Markarova would most likely record one in which Zelensky urges her to help the administration allay its fears of Russia. To help The White House grow bolder and more secure in assisting Ukraine prosecute the war more efficiently and with more courage than what we have witnessed so far.

In other words, Ambassador Markarova is probably playing the roles of both a motivator coach and a team builder against the fear gripping Washington when it comes to facing Vladimir Putin.

Mind you, what Joe Biden has done as compared to how little Barack Obama has, leading to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, is nothing less than miraculous. Something the media refuses to acknowledge even to this day with regard to Obama’s 2014 response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As a counterpoint, inasmuch as that the US sold Iran F-14 Tomcats in 1973, the notion that we cannot deliver any sophisticated fighter jets to Ukraine seems rooted in a policy of reactive jitters.

POLICY OR HISTORY?

The United States has a long history of its modern weapons falling in the wrong hands. More recently is the reverse engineering of US sophisticated drones Iran collected from the fields,which have been put into use in Ukraine. Does this play a role in US slow and deliberate approach to arming Ukraine? It certainly is a consideration.

As a counterpoint, inasmuch as that the US sold Iran F-14 Tomcats in 1973, the notion that we cannot deliver any sophisticated fighter jets to Ukraine seems rooted in a policy of reactive jitters. Even at the expense of facing the notorious Russian S-400 missile defense system. What better way to test US top technology against top Russian technology today? Do we have to wait for Putin to invade Poland or even Germany to make that decision?

So, is it a question of an apprehensive policy or a question of a history of foes stealing US technologies collected from the fields of battles? We believe the former applies here. When it comes to foreign policy, many of the Democrats are no hawks. The White House timid approach to arming Ukraine is in line with the fear gripping Washington.

In fact, this White House seems stuck in its slow and pointless ways fearing Putin like a child fears the night.

ASK THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR

This one paragraph the Institute for the Study of War published today says it all.

Yes, fear is paralyzing US foreign policy to the point of losing wars. This is why we believe President Biden is ill-equipped to defeat Vladimir Putin, and this is why Ukraine is suffering today as the Biden Administration procrastinates over sending sophisticated weapons to Ukraine.

In fact, this White House seems stuck in its slow and pointless ways fearing Putin like a child fears the night.

We can do better than that. We need to give Ukraine any weapons it asks for. Period. No questions asked, and no more panicky bureaucrats slowly losing wars.

Fear Is Paralyzing US Foreign Policy